The Pig That Is Not A Pig

Are javelinas pigs? No they are not. Here are some interesting facts about javelinas:

-They might look somewhat like a domestic pig but they are quite different.

-They belong to a different family in nature and they have a special scientific name: Collared Peccary.

-A javelina can weight between 50 and 84 pounds while pigs weigh in between 200 and 1000 pounds!

-Mama javelina has 1-3 piglings, once a year, while a mama pig can have many piglets, several times per year.

-A mama javelina feeds her babies standing while a mama pig feeds her babies laying on her side.

-A javelina has three toes on each foot, the pig has four.

-Believe it or not, hippos are the closest relatives of pigs, not javelinas.

I want to hear about the encounters with Javelina's you may have had in the past!

Please feel free to leave questions on the topic and I will be happy to answer them.

Follow the links below for a free coloring page for kids and my javelina book!